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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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